ACC Baseball: Virginia nudges Tar Heels in 11th

Published: Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 12:56 AM.

CHAPEL HILL — Virginia struck for four 11th-inning runs and then held on to defeat North Carolina 8-7 on Saturday afternoon, winning the Atlantic Coast Conference series.

It was a game of comebacks, but the Tar Heels ran out of those and dropped their final two series of the regular season after never doing so all season.

The game ended when Virginia left fielder made a leaping catch that turned into a double play at sold-out Boshamer Stadium. Instead of a game-tying sacrifice fly on Skye Bolt’s drive, pinch runner Michael Massardo was doubled off first base.

Fielding errors by both teams contributed to the 11th-inning scoring. Colin Moran of North Carolina provided an RBI single for the Tar Heels in the last inning, giving him a school-record 83 RBI this season. His eighth-inning RBI single forged a 4-4 tie.

Joe McCarthy and Reed Gragnani had two hits each for Virginia (45-9, 22-8)

CHAPEL HILL — Virginia struck for four 11th-inning runs and then held on to defeat North Carolina 8-7 on Saturday afternoon, winning the Atlantic Coast Conference series.

It was a game of comebacks, but the Tar Heels ran out of those and dropped their final two series of the regular season after never doing so all season.

The game ended when Virginia left fielder made a leaping catch that turned into a double play at sold-out Boshamer Stadium. Instead of a game-tying sacrifice fly on Skye Bolt’s drive, pinch runner Michael Massardo was doubled off first base.

Fielding errors by both teams contributed to the 11th-inning scoring. Colin Moran of North Carolina provided an RBI single for the Tar Heels in the last inning, giving him a school-record 83 RBI this season. His eighth-inning RBI single forged a 4-4 tie.

Joe McCarthy and Reed Gragnani had two hits each for Virginia (45-9, 22-8)

Moran notched four hits, while Landon Lassiter had three hits.

Chris McCue (6-1) was the losing pitcher.

-- CANCELED: At Blacksburg, Va., the ACC finale between visiting Wake Forest and Virginia Tech was rained out. It won’t be made up. Wake Forest ended the season with a 28-27 record, while Virginia Tech takes a 35-19 record to the ACC Tournament.